HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem, Chair |
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Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Mahina Poepoe |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto |
Rep. Garner M. Shimizu |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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9:00 am |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 411 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO RESTORATION OF BEACH LANDS. Proposed HD1: Amends the definition of "beach restoration" to include activities undertaken to maintain and improve eroded beaches and degraded dune systems through the management of sand and native vegetation, place sand on an eroded beach, and remove abandoned remnant materials that pose a risk to public and ecosystem health. Appropriates funds for sand restoration and dune replenishment pilot projects. (PROPOSED HD1)
Note: This proposed draft differs from the version as received by the committee, and contains amendments that, while significant, do not change the bill's intended purpose. The proposed draft is being provided so the public may testify on its contents.
The proposed HD1 is available on the Legislature's Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct the Marine Life Conservation District Carrying Capacity Program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature and adopt administrative rules. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS AND STATE PARKS. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to engage in certain capital improvement project projects at state small boat harbors and state parks without prior approval from the Legislature and Governor for existing facilities. Requires quarterly reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 5 years after the measure's effective date. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations with cultural practices once carried out, or still carried out, at the property or associations with traditional beliefs, events, or oral accounts that are important to history, traditional practices, and cultural identity. (SD1)
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO A STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCOME TAX CREDIT. Reenacts the Historic Preservation Income Tax Credit. Establishes an annual cap amount on the tax credit of $1,000,000. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets 12/31/2030. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS. Decreases the size of the Island Burial Councils from nine to seven members. Removes the requirement for the councils to include members having development and large property owner interests. (SD1)
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RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. Increases penalties and fees for taking and killing indigenous species of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants that are native to the State. Designates penalties for the taking, harming, or killing of an Io (Hawaiian hawk). (SD1)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are bolded.
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________________________________________ Rep. Mark J. Hashem Chair |
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